With the new European Commission and Parliament in place – as well as a dramatically different international outlook – the EU is increasingly focused on building independent digital alternatives, often framed through the lens of ‘digital sovereignty’. This has, for example, been made…

The OpenForum Academy (OFA) is pleased to announce its roster of Content Partners for the upcoming OFA Symposium 2025. This year’s Symposium will benefit from the perspectives and expertise of three leading organisations in this space as Content Partners: the Open Knowledge Foundation,…

OpenForum Europe (OFE) is excited to announce that we have joined 15 other leading open source organisations – and many more soon to come – in endorsing the United Nations (UN) Open Source Principles. This follows the initial endorsement by the Open Source Initiative (OSI), and is in…

“The OFA Symposium is a valuable platform for recognising and raising the research profile of early career scholars, as they contribute to enriching interdisciplinary discussions on the…

For anyone trying to understand the AI Act, but in particular those of us working with open source, this post will hopefully provide useful starting points. First, some good news: the European Commission recently published a third draft of the AI Act Code of…

The EU Open Source Policy Summit 2025, held on 31 January in Brussels, brought together policymakers, industry leaders, and open source advocates from across Europe to discuss the crucial role of open source software (OSS) in shaping Europe’s digital…

OpenForum Europe was thrilled to host the 2025 edition of our annual EU Open Source Policy Summit, the biggest open source policy event in Europe, on 31 January. This flagship event has become an important part of the EU Open Source Week,…

OpenForum Europe (OFE) is pleased to welcome SUSE as a supporter. After years of cooperation, SUSE and OFE are now looking forward to formalise the collaboration. With the ongoing implementation of the EU’s digital strategy over the past years, cooperation between organisations participating in public policy…

OpenForum Europe (OFE) is excited to announce that Proton, a leading provider of and strong advocate for secure and privacy-focused communications and collaboration services, has joined the organisation as a supporter. This partnership further strengthens OFE’s commitment to advocating for open…